Chapter Eighty-Three: The Countdown to the Great Funeral
At the gate of Fuxue, Wang Qi and Dao Idiot met Mrs. Wang and Wang Zhen's ancestors, and the news they brought shocked Wang Qi.
"Shichiro, you will go to the Worship Division from tomorrow." Mrs. Wang is still full of neutrality.
"Servant Division?" Wang Qi was immediately covered in cold sweat, and his voice was trembling: "Grandfather, eldest brother, even if there are few people around His Highness to serve...... Won't you send your grandson to the Minister? ”
Wang Zhen was stunned for a moment, but the old lady Wang stretched out her hand to give Wang Qi a brain: "Bastard boy, that chick = chicken is okay, look at what scares you...... It is the princess's intention to let you go and learn the half-moon etiquette from the eunuch, and when the prince is 'six or seven', support the sacrifice with the son-in-law ceremony. ”
Wang Qi was taken aback at first, then his face turned red, "hehe" smirked and couldn't speak.
Old lady Wang glared at him and said, "Learn the rules hard, if you dare to be embarrassed, go home and wait!" ”
The ancestors and grandchildren of the Wang family did not continue to stay in the palace, and left the palace after explaining a few words to Wang Qi.
In the Fuxue, Liu Congyun and Lu Wen summoned them to the Chief Officials Division, and Chen Chizhong recuperated in the house.
Wang Qi almost danced, forced back to the house, and said triumphantly to the idiot: "Erlang, in the future, my brother really doesn't have to let Jiang Lin anymore, if he dares to be arrogant in front of his brother again, my brother will teach him a hard lesson." ”
A high-grade guest of honor in the palace is half the master of the palace, and he is not lighter than Jiang Lin's in-laws.
However, he was proud, and when Liu Congyun and Lu Wenzhao came back in the evening, Wang Qi did not show off. He felt a little proud and a little embarrassed. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the royal guest of honor relies on his wife to enjoy honor, and he is a little white face who eats soft rice. He was happy to eat soft rice, but he couldn't erase it in front of his young companions.
Because of the understanding that Chen Chizhong had been bored in the house for a day, after everyone finished dinner, they each moved their chairs out and talked in the courtyard. Even Lu Wenzhao, who was snubbed by everyone, came over with a thick face.
Liu Congyun brought back big news to everyone, the princess ordered someone to break Jiang Lin's legs, and everyone knew about it.
Lu Wenzhao hurriedly said: "Princess Shengming." ”
Chen Chizhong: "......"
Dao idiot: "......"
Wang Qi swallowed a mouthful of spit and was shocked. Even if he thought that Jiang Lin might be punished for making a big fuss, he didn't expect it to be so heavy, and it was ordered by the princess herself. It seems that the princess is really annoyed by the Jiang family.
The reason why the Jiang family is rampant in the palace is just relying on the princess's momentum, and now everyone in the palace knows that the princess is not waiting to see her mother's family, and the Jiang family can't get up.
Maybe it was about the princess, and everyone heard it in their ears, although they had different feelings, they didn't make any judgments.
Starting the next day, Wang Qi followed Huang Jin into the Chengfeng Division every day to learn rituals, and the Taoist idiot and Lu Bing accompanied the prince around, and the prince also took the two of them with him when he entered and exited Qingyunmen.
The Taoist idiot entered the palace for a year before he recognized the Xingwang family. Needless to say, the little girl, the idiot has seen a few times; The three county lords, the idiot is the first time to see you.
Because of this Wang Qi, the Taoist idiot couldn't help but look at the three county lords twice.
Princess Jiang was originally selected as the princess because of her family background, but because of her good looks. Her children, including her sons, are all Xiao's mother, and the three county lords are no exception.
A fourteen-year-old girl, with a goose egg face, crooked eyebrows and eyes, looks thick and amiable.
The Taoist idiot secretly praised two sentences in his heart, and his guilt for Wang Qi was reduced by a few points.
Marrying such a beautiful, gentle and gentle lord of the three counties as his wife, Wang Qi will not lose. If it's a spicy thing, even if you enjoy the honor, you won't stop going home.
Regarding the two attendants of Dao Idiot and Lu Bing, the other people looked very red-eyed, but they couldn't blush. Dao idiot and Lu Bing are still children, and when they don't need to shy away from going in and out, the others are not too young.
The happiest person is not the idiot, but Lu Bing, this kid. He felt that he finally had a companion, and he was getting better and better for the Taoist idiot. Because his home is in the courtyard of the palace, he often pulls the idiot's house to go.
Fan looked tall and stout, but he had a soft heart. After she learned about the life story of the Taoist idiot from her son, she didn't show any sympathy or pity on her face, but she never lost food or clothing.
Lu Can, the eldest lady of the Lu family, saw it and said: "If my mother really pities him, I will accept him as a righteous son, and look at my father who always mentions him, I think he is also a true new love for him." ”
Fan shook his head and said, "Where is it so easy, if I don't have a milk for His Highness, it's fine; Now that I have breasted Your Highness, the simpler the relationship between our family, the better. ”
Lu Can was silent for a while, and said, "Is my mother thinking too much?" ”
Fan said: "The Wang family was selected by the princess to help the prince, we can get close, but it is not good to go past the princess to ......"
Regarding Wang Qi's whereabouts, Chen Chizhong and others were also curious. Wang Qi didn't go to the Chief Officials Division, nor did he go to the Honor and Guard Division, did he go to the Mansion Health Division?
But after they asked twice, Wang Qi said vaguely: "I'll tell you in a few days." ”
Everyone can't force him out, so they can only let him.
Two days before King Xing's "May Seven", the Qincha and his entourage of the Jingzhong Hanging Festival finally arrived in Anlu, and at the same time brought new news from King Ning.
King Ning's army was blocked in Anqing for half a month, and it was still deadlocked. The Son of Heaven in Beijing ordered the imperial drive to march in person, the army of the Son of Heaven was gathering, and Wang Shouren, the governor of Southern Jiangxi, gathered 100,000 troops and went to Nanchang Mansion. If King Ning does not come back, he will be raided from his lair; If King Ning comes back to help, regardless of victory or defeat, the strength of the rebels will turn from prosperity to decline.
When the prince heard this, his heart became more and more steady. Whether it was the Son of Heaven leading his troops south, or Wang Shouren leading 100,000 soldiers and civilians to confront King Ning, King Ning's rebels could not get well, and the defeat was only a matter of time.
The emperor selected the prince for the "dedication", the wisdom of the philosopher said, the quality of the holy offering, is considered a good offer. For this, the prince is quite satisfied.
For the cousin of the Son of Heaven, although he was trapped in the domain and had no chance to see him, he also heard of many of his "great achievements" around the prince. Originally, he was really worried that his cousin was not scored, and there was a mistake in dealing with his father's funeral, but now it seems that no matter whether the emperor is stubborn or not, and the ministers around him understand, they can't do foolish things.
This spring, for the emperor's southern tour, there was a lot of movement in the capital, and the prince also heard the prince mention it twice.
At that time, he was still curious, first, he was curious that the cousin of the Son of Heaven was about to stand in his old age, and he was still playful like a child; Rather, it was amazed by the power of the courtiers. Even if the Son of Heaven insisted, with the efforts of the courtiers, it was the Son of Heaven who failed.
For this, he also asked the prince: "Father, isn't the Son of Heaven a man of his word?" Why can't the emperor do what he wants? As courtiers, they shouldn't be obedient to the king, why do they dare to disobey the emperor's wishes? ”
King Xing replied: "So, my son should learn a lesson from this. The reason why the emperor couldn't make it was because the courtiers took advantage of the righteousness. They professed to be loyal, and in order to reduce the expenditure of the treasury and the safety of the Son of Heaven, they repeatedly blocked the southern tour of the Son of Heaven. The emperor's defeat was not in front of his courtiers, but in front of righteousness. Because he started talking about play, not anything else. If he used the name of inspecting the river workers and helping the people, how could he not be hardened? In the final analysis, because the emperor ascended the throne at a young age, those so-called 'loyal ministers' are used to pointing fingers in front of the emperor and acting as teachers and guides. In addition, the emperor is lenient and does not care about those old goods, so he has appeared in a situation. ”
The voice of the loving father is still in his ears, the young son knelt in front of the spirit, tears fell in tears...... "May Seven" sacrifice, the Qincha in Beijing, and the officials of the provincial government all came to Anlu, and there was a lot of excitement inside and outside the palace.
After the big festival, the Qin Cha still didn't set off, and they didn't return to Beijing until after the "77" festival.
King Xing died in a hurry, and the king's tomb was also demarcated after the death of the prince. Now the hall is built over there, and after the king of Xing's "seven seven", the coffin will be sent to the hall for temporary worship. After the king's tomb is repaired, choose an auspicious day for formal burial.
Compared with the liveliness of "May Seven", "Six Seven" is a family sacrifice, and those who come forward are limited to people in the palace.
The members of the royal palace and the decent stewards and subordinates all received grace and entered the Qingyun Gate.
When he saw that it was Wang Qi standing in the position of the chief priest, the most shocked thing was not the subordinate officials of the palace, but the three companions of the Lequn Academy.
Wang Qi lost more than ten pounds of weight because of this half-month hard study ceremony. Five feet three inches tall, weighing one hundred and fifty pounds, looks just a little richer, not obese.
In the sound of the sacrificial music, Wang Qiyuan successfully presided over the sacrificial ceremony.
When he returned to the Lequn Courtyard, he didn't care about saying much, and under the gaze of the other three, he pulled the idiot closer to the wing.
"I've strangled my brother, help my brother untie it." Wang Qi pulled the filial piety clothes on his body and said.
Only then did the idiot discover that Wang Qi had a cow tendon as thick as a little finger tied on his back. The principle is somewhat like the "good back" in later generations, which is what allows Wang Qi to keep his chest upright.
"How did you come up with this?" Dao Idiot asked as he helped him uncover it.
In this hot day, you can still have a good place to strangle meat with cowhide bands. The red purlins also broke a layer of skin next to the skin.
The cow tendons were untied, and Wang Qi's body immediately became a bow.
He lay on the couch, hummed like a dead pig, and said: "After a set of rituals, it will take nearly two hours, and my brother has to stand upright, and my brother really can't hold on." This is also a trick that can't be helped. If it weren't for this, if you get up on your knees, my brother won't be able to hold on for a long time......"
Regarding Wang Qi's "clear identity", the other three companions had different reactions. Lu Wenzhao was disdainful, returned to the Lequn Courtyard, and slammed the door vigorously without leaving the house; Chen Chizhong and Liu Congyun accompanied Wang Qi to Wang Qi's room and congratulated him.
Liu Congyun still smiled, and Chen Chizhong also looked like a boss, but it was different.
After the two left, Wang Qi was not without melancholy.
The Taoist idiot was too lazy to see him "moaning without illness", and began to think about how he would talk to the prince after "Qiqi".
According to the vague news these days, Shizi's studies will continue after the great funeral. It's just that everyone is still going back to everyone, and it's still the pattern of reading with six companions to accompany the son of the world to read; There are still four older students, and two younger ones are companions, and the Taoist idiot is a little uncertain.
In the case of the former, he asked for leave of absence and was not conspicuous; In the case of the latter, if you take leave, you will miss the opportunity to go deeper with Shizi and Lu Bing...... There is not enough time tonight, so the second update will be postponed until tomorrow morning